to close; to join; to fit

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

他把书合上了。

He closed the book.

把眼睛合上休息一下。

Close your eyes and rest for a while.